CASTLE ROCK — A court hearing on a fight over a parking spot at a bagel shop doesn’t normally attract much — if any — media attention.

But Thursday in Douglas County Court, virtually every local media outlet, as well as Newsweek/The Daily Beast, showed up for the preliminary hearing of Raymond Davis, charged with second-degree assault, disorderly conduct and a crime of violence.

Davis is the former CIA contractor and current firearms training instructor for the federal government who was arrested in January in Pakistan for killing two men he said were trying to rob him.

He returned to Highlands Ranch two months later, after the U.S. paid $2.3 million to the families of the victims.

Then, on Oct. 1, Davis allegedly smacked Jeffrey Maes outside an Einstein Bros. Bagels in Highlands Ranch because the man pulled into a parking spot Davis was also eyeing.

Douglas County Judge Susanna Meissner-Cutler said there was sufficient evidence and bound Davis over for trial. Davis will enter a formal plea Jan. 30.

Maes has also filed a civil complaint against Davis in Douglas County District Court. His civil attorney, Larry Klayman, who is based in Washington, D.C., told reporters his client will seek a “significant” amount of money from Davis.

“You have to compensate the victim when you beat the crap out of him,” he said during a break in the hearing.

Two Douglas County sheriff’s officers testified that several witnesses said Davis had instigated the Oct. 1 altercation.

After Maes pulled into the parking spot, Davis got out of his vehicle and allegedly started yelling at Maes. Maes got out and the two began yelling. Davis then hit Maes in the head, knocking him to the ground, witnesses told investigators.

Maes did not seek treatment at the scene but later went to the hospital, where he was diagnosed with a compression fracture to his back.

That diagnosis allowed prosecutors to file a charge of a crime of violence because under Colorado law, it amounts to serious bodily injury. Maes’ knee and head also were scraped.

Defense attorney William Frankfurt implied that Maes may have suffered the back injury before the Oct. 1 incident.

“The evidence is consistent (that) Mr. Maes struck his head on the curb when he attempted to tackle Mr. Davis,” he said.

But prosecutor Rich Orman said Davis was clearly at fault: “Mr. Maes was the victim of an assault by the defendant and suffered serious bodily injury.”

Carlos Illescas had been with The Denver Post since 1997 before leaving in June 2016. He had worked as a reporter covering the suburbs and was a weekend editor. He previously worked for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram and the Aspen Daily News and graduated from Colorado State University in 1991.

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